A natural history of the most exciting and rare birds in the world and a fascinating personal quest by the world's leading expert on the species
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-286)
Introduction: The Feathered Grail -- Part 1. The Bird -- Behavior and Ecology: How It Might Still Live -- 2. The Land of the Ivory-Bill -- 3. Recognition and Causes of Decline -- 4. In the Time of the Tribes -- Part 2. The Searchers -- 5. The Discoveries of Early Naturalists -- 6. Arthur Allen -- 7. James Tanner -- 8. The Struggle for the Singer Tract -- 9. In the Footsteps of Others -- 10. Cuba -- 11. An American Icon -- Epilogue: The Truth Is Out There -- Appendix 1. A Geography of Extinction: Where the Ivory-Bills Were -- Appendix 2. Scientific Names of Species Mentioned in the Text